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6. Who argues that Darwin's theory of evolution was accepted because of the laissez-faire capitalism in Victorian Britain?

  • Gomm
  • Kuhn
  • Popper
  • Lyotard

7. What type of theorist is Comte?

  • Interpretivist
  • Marxist
  • Functionalist
  • Positivist

8. Who came up with the 'falsification theory'?

  • Popper
  • Comte
  • Kuhn
  • Lyotard

9. Who believed that science operates through paradigms?

  • Comte
  • Popper
  • Kuhn
  • Lyotard

10. What is one main feature of positivism and science?

  • Science is unstructured
  • Correlations may represent casual relationships
  • Using qualitative data is useful
  • Lab experiments are useful